List of generic forms in British place names
- List of generic forms in British place names
The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British place names, please refer to British toponymy. This article lists a number of common generic forms found in British place names, their meanings and some examples of their use.
Elements
Key to languages: C - Cumbric; K - Cornish; I - Irish; L - Latin; ME - Middle English; NF - Norman French; OE - Old English; ON - Old Norse; P - Pictish; SG - Scots Gaelic; W - Welsh
References
ee also
*Place name origins
*British toponymy
*Welsh placenames
*Place names in Irish
*Etymological list of counties of the United Kingdom
*English Place-Name Society
*List of places in the United Kingdom
External links
* [http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/ The Scottish Place-Name Society]
* [http://cornovia.org.uk/ihpnc/ An Index to the Historical Place Names of Cornwall]
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